Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo, born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
| Shingo Usami | |
|---|---|
 Usami catching for the Dragons in September 2023 | |
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 39 | |
| Catcher, Infielder | |
| Born: June 4, 1993 Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 8, 2017, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| RBI | 61 |
| Teams | |
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Professional career
editYomiuri Giants
editOn November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
editOn June 26, 2019, Usami and teammate, pitcher Mitsuo Yoshikawa were traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for pitchers, Yohei Kagiya and Takahiro Fujioka.[2]
Chunichi Dragons
editOn June 19, 2023, Usami was traded alongside Koki Saito to the Chunichi Dragons in exchange for Yūya Gunji and Takumi Yamamoto.[3]
Personal life
editOn November 6, 2022 Usami and Reni Takagi, a member of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z, announced through their respective social media accounts that they had married. They divorced about a little over a year later, on December 14, 2023.[4]
References
edit- ^ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "巨人吉川光夫と宇佐見、日本ハム藤岡鍵谷がトレード - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "日本ハムと中日が交換トレード正式発表 宇佐見＆齋藤綱、郡司＆山本…齋藤綱は1年で2度の移籍" (in Japanese). June 19, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ 大友陽平. "ももクロ高城れに、中日宇佐見真吾との離婚発表「お互いにより良い人生を」電撃婚から13カ月 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 17, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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